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Tai-Pan

James Clavell

Entered Jun 12, 1966 · 44 weeks on the list, last seen Apr 9, 1967

Book Power
351.0
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#2
1 week there · Oct 2, 1966
Top-ten weeks
44
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
44
June 1966 – April 1967

Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
James Clavellprimary100%351.0

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 2, 1966 on the timeline →
  1. #1Valley of the DollsJacqueline Susann
  2. #2Tai-PanJames Clavell
  3. #3The AdventurersHarold Robbins
  4. #4The Secret of Santa VittoriaRobert Crichton
  5. #5Giles Goat BoyJohn Barth
  6. #6The DetectiveRoderick Thorp
  7. #7The SourceJames Michener
  8. #8The FixerBernard Malamud
  9. #9Saturday the Rabbi Went HungryHarry Kemelman
  10. #10Capable of HonorAllen Drury

The #1 bestsellers of 1966

1966 in books →

Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1966.